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\nOur extinction is inevitable.
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\nPotential major bummer for them.
@libraonfire.bsky.social They making themselves complicit in an insurrection, and if we can reinstate the rule of law, they’ll be libel.
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\nIn the states it’s firemen.
@adamkinzinger.substack.com The guy that said that also claimed that we controlled the Straits while demanding the Straits be opened.
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\nThat would be more convincing if they weren’t getting Trump loyalists to stage those shootings.
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\nYou may be at risk of becoming a Republican.
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\nBut hey, MAGA, tell me again about how you hate elites running the country.
@rayleencummiings.bsky.social Sorry, but I could not avoid liking this.
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","summary":"","url":"https://half-witted.com/2026/05/24/i-see-two-issues-that.html","date_published":"2026-05-24T11:12:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Jack E. Carlson","url":"https://jeber.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F46%2F1322189.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Jeber"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 11:12","date_timestamp":1779621135,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://infosec.exchange/@Jeber/116629251082337003","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i45jfbhzdjo6bdrzkrhibvyt/post/3mmltezpyez2a"]}},{"id":"90794987","content_html":"A must have for the progressive dog owner. Support small business.\nwww.smolotov.com
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/97479/2026/screenshot-2026-05-23-at-6.53.03pm.png\")
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\nOligarchs, rioters who accept Trump’s payout, ICE agents, any and all members of the regime, need to be shunned until the day they die.
\nThey’ve shown no compassion, they get none. No jobs, no homes, no friends.
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\nGive up profits? Hah!
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\nAll of us who are between 55 and death, who have experienced wars and traitors in office, need to stand up and be counted.
\nWe outnumber MAGA.
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